Baling-compress.



I. MIKEAL. BALING oomrasss. APPLICATION FILED APB..16, 1913. 1,102,282,Patented July 7, 1914.

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BALING COMPRBSS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 16, 1913.

Patented July 7, 1914.

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INVENTOR [.N/kea THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON D CltTElU @TA ISHAM MIKEAL, OF MOUNTAIN SPRINGS, TEXAS.

BALING-COMPRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '7, 1914.

Application filed April 16, 1913. Serial No. 761,561.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IsHAM MrKnAL, a citianduseful Improvements in Baling-Compresses, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention as specified relates to new and useful improvements inbaling compresses.

The object of the invention is to provide a compress for pressing balesof cotton and the like and to incorporate in said compress certain novelfeatures of construction.

Another object is to provide a compress comprising a pressing framewithin which a bale carrier is disposed, said carrier being swung fromthe short ends of power 1e vers having their longer or free endsswinging in proximity to racks or their equivalents, whereby a step bystep leverage may be applied to the said free ends, and sufficient powerexerted at the carrier to compress a bale in the frame.

Another feature resides in the provision of mechanism whereby the usualexpensive and complicated compress mechanism may be eliminated. and. thecompressing be performed entirely by manual power if desired thusreducing the cost of installation, main tenance and operation.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device ofthecharacter described that will be strong, durable, efficient, and simpleand comparatively easy to construct, also one in which the several partswill not be likely to get out of working order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention has relation tocertain novel features of construction and operation, an example ofwhich is described in the following specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the compress, Fig. 2 is a detail view ofthe compressing ratchet construction, Fig. 3 is an end elevation. Fig.4: is an elevation of the opposite end, and Fig. 5 is a detail of thelever raising mechanism.

In the drawing the numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4.- designate longitudinal sillsand transverse beams, respectively, said beams being mounted on thesills and a supporting base frame thus being formed. This frame issuitably placed on a proper foundation (not shown) and may be below thesurface of the ground if desired.

The invention comprises in a general way, an arched frame or standard 5mounted on the beam 2, a plurality of power lovers 6 and 7 respectively,fulcrumed on a shaft 8 mounted in standards 9 supported on the beams 3,a plurality of vertical segmental rack members 10 and 1.1 respectively,associated with the free or outer ends of the levcrs 6 and 7, andsuitable mechanism for swinging the free ends of the levers down therack members whereby a carrier 12 swung from the inner or short ends ofthe lovers is carried upward in the frame 5 with sutlicient power tocompress a bale of cotton, said bale being supported on the carrier andcompressed against the under side of the top of the frame. The mechanismfor swinging the levers 6 and 7 may be operated by power suppliedmanually or mechanically, but by reason of the great leverage attained,a proportionately small amount of power will be required when comparedto the amount of power required where the compressing is performed by apiston carrier or power means operating directly on the halo.

A description of the details of the form shown in the drawings will nowbe given.

The arch shaped frame 5 has outwardly directed base flanges 14 by whichit is securely held in place. The carrier 12 has integral upwardlydirected hangers 15 at each side which have their upper ends bifurcatedto receive the inner rounded ends of the levers (3, pivotal connectionsbeing es tablished by transverse pins 16 passing through the parts asshown in Fig. 3. It is evident that the carrier being free to swing willalways maintain a horizontal position irrespective of.the angle of thelevers and any tendency of the bale to tilt or distort, will beeliminated. Adjacent the frame a portion of a loading platform 17 isshown in position to load a halo onto the carrier when the latter is inits lowermost position, or to remove a bale from the carrier after thebale has been compressed.

The levers 6 and 7 are spaced apart and held in fixed relation bytransverse cross rods 18. The shaft 8 is rotatably mounted in thestandards 9 and the lovers are fastened on the shaft by caps 19 securedto the under sides of said levers which are notched to fit on the shaft.It will be noted that the central lever is terminated at the shaft andis not connected to the carrier as it is employed particularly inconnection with the mechanism for raising the free ends of said leversafter the bale has been compressed and which mechanism will be herinafter described. It will be observed that each lever has the greaterportion of its length extending outward toward the rack members and 11.The fulcrum point formed by the shaft 8 being located comparativelyclose to the frame 5, pressure exerted upon the outer or free ends ofthe levers will be multiplied many times at the carrier, and bylengthening the outward projection of the levers the ratio between theapplied pressure and the resultant pressure may be increased.

The free ends of the levers are enlarged and bifurcated to embrace 'thesegmental raclr members 10 and 11 which are each curved in an are havingits center coincident with the center of the shaft 8. On the end 20 ofthe two side levers 6, jack boxes 21 are fixed, while on the end 20 ofthe lever 7 a similar box is secured. These boxes have their inner wallscontiguous to the inner walls of the bifurcated ends. The outer faces ofthe segmental racks are provided with ratchet teeth 23, those of sidemembers 10 being opposite to those of the central member 11. The members10 and 11 are spaced apart and held in fixed relation by a cross bar 21, and are supported and braced by side rods 25 attached to the upperends of the members 10 and mounted at the base of said members. The saidmembers are further made rigid by strut rods 26 extending from thestandards 9 to the upper ends of the members 10.

In each jack box 21 a hand lever 27 is pivoted a short distance from itsinner end on a transverse pin 28 mounted in the box as shown in Fig. 2.This lever may project outward from the box any desired distance. On theinner end of each lever 27 a depending dog 29 is pivoted and constantlyheld in engagement with the teeth 23 by a weighted arm 30 mounted asshown. It is apparent that by swinging the free end of the lever 27upward, the dog 29 is lowered and being engaged with the teeth 23, whensaid lever 27 is swung down it will be fulcrumed on the pin 28 andthrough the agency of the dog, the box and end 20 of the lever 10 willbe carried down. In order to hold the box and lever 10 against upwardmovement when the dog is being lowered to take a free hold upon theteeth, a pawl 31 pivoted between ears 32 on the top of each box 21, isin constant engagement with the teeth 23. To insure the working of thelevers in unison, the free ends of the levers 27 are connected by across bar 33, as best shown in Fig. l.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that two men, one working at eachlever 27, nzay work the boxes 21 down the rack members 10 step by step,and thus lower the levers 6 and 7. A bale of cotton being placed on thecarrier 12 when the same is in its lowermost position will beefiiciently compressed under the frame 5 as the levers are swung and thecarrier moved upward. It is understood that mechanical operating meansof suitable form may be connected to the levers 27 if desired.

After the free ends of the levers G and 7 have been swung down, it isapparent that some means for returning the same to their normal positionmust be provided. For this purpose a lever is mounted on the box 22, buthas its extreme inner end mounted on the pin e8 as shown in Fig. 5. Thislever 10 is shorter than the others so as not to interfere with thecross bar 33 connecting "the other levers 27. A. dog 3 1 is pivoted onthelever 40 mounted in block 22, outward from the pivot point of saidlever and engages the teeth 28 of the member 11 which teeth are oppositeto those of the members 10. By swinging the lever 4-0 down the box 22and the end 26 of the lever 7 are raised. The parts are retained intheir raised position by a pawl 35 held against the teeth by a weightedarm 36. By swinging the lever 10 the levers 6 and 7 may be returnedtotheir positions.

It is obvious that the teeth 23 of the rack member 11 being opposed tothe teeth of the rack members 10 and the dogs and pawls associatedtherewith working in opposite directions, the working of the lever -10would interfere with the working of the levers 27 and vice versa. Toavoid such conflict apertures 37 are provided in the end 20 of the lever7 and similar apertures 38 are provided in the levers 6. Suitable pinsmay be inserted in these apertures after the parts have been adjusted asshown in dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 5 and thus the dog and pawl of box22 may be locked in inoperative position while the dogs and pawls ofboxes 21 are free to operate and vice versa.

1 V hat 1 claim is:

1. In a baling compress, the combination of a frame, a carrier disposedin the frame,

elongated levers swingingly carrying the carrier, a fulcrum support forthe lovers from which they extend outward, rack bars disposed at thefree ends of the levers, and pawl and lever devices carried by the freeends of the levers and operating on the rack bars.

In a baling compress, the combination of a frame, a carrier disposed inthe frame, elongated levers swingingly carrying the carrier, a fulcrumsupport for the levers from which they extend outward, rack barsdisposed at the free ends of the levers, and

pawl and lever devices carried by the free ends of the levers andoperating on the rack bars, said pawl and lever devices being arrangedin opposed relation whereby one is constructed for swinging the freeends of the levers upward and the other for swing:

ing said ends downward.

3. In a baling compress, the combination of a frame, a carrier disposedinthe frame, elongated levers swingingly carrying the carrier, a fulcrumsupport for the levers from which they extend outward, boxes mounted onthe free ends of the levers, rack bars fixed vertically and received inthe boxes, a lever mounted in. each box, a dog carried by each lever andengaging the rack bar thereof, and a pawl mounted adjacent each box andengaging the rack bar thereof.

4. In a baling compress, the combination of a frame, a carrier disposedin the frame, elongated levers swingingly carrying the carrier, afulcrum support for the levers from which they extend outward, boxesmounted onthe free ends of the levers, rack bars fixed vertically andreceived in the boxes, a lever mounted in each box, a dog carried byeach lever and engaging the rack bar thereof, and a pawl mountedadjacent each box and engaging the rack bar thereof, the elongatedlevers having provision for locking the dogs and pawls out of engagementwith the rack bars.

5. In a baling compress, the combination of a frame, a carrier disposedin the frame, elongated levers swingingly carrying the carrier, afulcrum support for the levers from which they extend outward, segmentalvertical rack bars fixed in position, the outer ends of the levers beingbifurcated and embracing the rack bars, and means mounted on thebifurcated ends of the levers and engagin the rack bars for swinging thefree ends of the lovers up and, down.

6. In a baling compress, the combination of a frame, a carrier disposedin the f mm, 5 elongated levers swingingly carrying the carrier, afulcrum support for the levers from which they extend outward, segmentalvertical rack bars fixed in position, the outer ends of the levers beingbifurcated and embracing the rack bars, boxes mounted on the bifurcatedends of the levers, pawls associated with the boxes and engaging therack bars, levers pivoted in the boxes, and dogs pivoted on the leversand engaging the rack bars.

7. In a baling compress, the combination of a frame, a carrier disposedin the frame, elongated levers swingingly carrying the carrier, afulcrum support for the levers from which they extend outward, segmentalvertical rack bars fixed in position, the outer ends of the levers beingbifurcated and embracing the rack bars, boxes mounted on the bifurcatedends of the levers, pawls associated with the boxes and engaging therack bars, levers pivoted in the boxes, dogs pivoted on the levers andengaging the rack bars, and means for connecting some of the box leversin unison.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ISHAM MIKEAL.

Witnesses:

J. B. PONDROM, L. G. BELEU.

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